Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2021-22
Sponsored by Nittany Mountain Works / Organic Climbing
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour was born from Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival which began in Banff, Alberta. In 1976, a tight-knit group of climbers and outdoor enthusiasts conceived The Banff Festival of Mountaineering Films. This was a one-day gathering that became the renowned international Festival it is today.
Over 30 years ago, Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival began an outreach program to bring the Festival to other communities. This has become known as Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour.
Like the first festival in Banff, the tour began small – three cities across Canada. Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour now reaches over 40 countries and brings mountain films to an audience of over 550,000 worldwide in approximately 550 locations.
Join us in coming together to celebrate the spirit of adventure with Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour.
This year’s event program is digital, we’ll have QR codes throughout the theatre to scan for the program, or you can also click the link below for access to view program, sponsor, and prize information:
MAPLE Program
A Dog’s Tale (Tour Edit)
2021, Canada, 5 minutes
Filmmaker: Darren McCullough, Darcy Wittenburg, Anthill Films
Advisory: General
There’s something primal about the feeling of the forest floor under your paws and smelling a thousand different smells all at once. The freedom of the trail is what we long for.
Can’t Beat This Place For Fun
2020, USA, 14 minutes
Filmmaker: Dawn Kish, John Tveten, Dawn Kish Photo and Film LLC
Advisory: General
Fretwater Boatworks is keeping the tradition of wooden dory building alive! These beautiful boats honour the dreams of Grand Canyon pioneer Martin Litton and encourage advocacy to help preserve these wild places.
Precious Leader Woman
2021, Canada, 47 minutes
Filmmaker: Cassie De Colling, Mack Stannard, Hayley Morin, Kiddo Films Inc.
Advisory: PG – Coarse Language
This is snowboarder Spencer O’Brien’s story from childhood to the world stage, coming full circle to embrace her identity and Indigenous heritage as she pushes forward, bringing her heart and soul to her next challenge, the backcountry.
Jump To Zero
2020, 8 minutes
Filmmaker: Drew Herder, Jaime Cantarovici, Adin Baird, Poptop Productions, Left of Creek
Advisory: General
A story of three BASE jumpers finding new ways to follow their passion while reducing the impact on their environment.
INSIDE – A Hole New Ski Experience
2021, Austria, 11 minutes
Filmmaker: Stefan Ager, Andreas Gumpenberger, Lensecape Productions
Advisory: PG – Coarse Language
After an amazing ski tour at the Grand Ferrand massive in France, where you can ski through stunning rock caves, a few skiers decide to take it to the next level in a huge cave in Slovenia.
REEL ROCK 15: Action Directe
2020, USA, 16 minutes
Filmmaker: Zachary Barr, Josh Lowell, REEL ROCK
Advisory: Coarse Language
French powerhouse Melissa Le Nevé spends seven years battling insane moves, inner doubt, and the burden of history to climb the most revered sport route on earth.
Breaking Trail
2021, USA, 30 minutes
Filmmaker: Jesse Roesler, James Mills, Jen Larson Roesler, Credo Nonfiction
Advisory: General
Amidst Covid-19 surges and civil unrest, Emily Ford and sled dog Diggins set out to thru-hike the 1,900 km
Ice Age Trail in winter.
LARCH Program
Follow The Light
2021, France, 4 minutes
Filmmaker: Pierre Henni, Commencal
Advisory: General
From sunsets over dramatic landscapes to the illumination of hot air balloons and the warm ambience of Turkey, immerse yourself in this colorful adventure with riders Kilian Bron, Pierre Henni, Pierre Dupont and JB Liautard.
FINALLY
2020, France, 13 minutes
Filmmaker: Andy Collet, Marc Augey, Alex Hamelin, PVS Company
Advisory: General
After two months of confinement, freesking prodigy Ben Buratti finds himself alone on his home mountain of La Clusaz.
BEAR-LIKE (DER BÄR IN MIR) (Tour Edit)
2019, Switzerland, 55 minutes
Filmmaker: Roman Droux, Memox
Advisory: Coarse language; violence
Two adventurers engage in close contact with grizzly bears in Alaska experiencing first-hand the struggle for survival and dramatic fighting scenes. Driven by a desire to explore the unknown, the film tells a personal story of wilderness, framed through breathtaking footage of these amazing creatures.
If You Give a Beach a Bottle
2021, USA, 5 minutes
Filmmaker: Max Romey
Advisory: General
Inspired by a picture book, Max Romey heads to a remote beach on Alaska’s coastline in search of marine debris. What he finds is a different story altogether.
Dream Mountain
2020, USA, 18 minutes
Filmmaker: InLightWorks Productions
Advisory: General
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita is a certified international high mountain guide, an accomplished mountaineer, humanitarian, and a mother. She reflects on her personal
highs and lows and rediscovers for herself just how much the mountains mean to her.
EM
2021, Canada, 14 minutes
Filmmaker: Alexa Fay, Sophie Claivaz-Loranger, La Boîte à Films
Advisory: Coarse language
Emilie Pellerin has spent most of her adult life travelling the world. She has honed her skills on the rock and has become one of the world’s best on-sight climbers. Now she’s ready to push her level on her hardest trad route yet, La Zébrée, a spectacular 5.14a overhanging crack in Quebec.
My Midsummer Morning
2019, UK, 20 minutes
Filmmaker: Alastair Humphreys
Advisory: PG — non-sexual nudity
Alastair Humphreys, inspired by Laurie Lee’s book “As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning”, sets out on his most terrifying journey yet – walking through Spain,
earning money for food by playing his violin, being distinctly unmusical.
